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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY.
VOLUME XVI.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
ABSOLUTELY PURE
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J JK. «. 9. CAMPBELL,
DENTIST.
McDonough G*.
Any one desiring work done can )>c ac
commodated either by calling on me in per
son or addreasing me through the mails.
Terms cash, unless special arrangements
are otherwise made.
Gio W. Betan j W. T. Dicksn.
BRYAiH Sc DICKER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
cf Georgia and the United States District
Court. apr27-ly
JAM. If. TI K'NI'.R,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in the counties composing
the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court cf
Georgia, and the United States District
Court. marl6-ly
I,' J. REAGAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MoDoNouon, Ga.
Will practice in all the Courts ef Georgia
Special attention given to commercial and
other collections. Will attend all the Courts
*t Hampton regularly. Offlue upstairs over
Thic Wksiclt office.
J F. WALL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga .
Will practice in the counties composing the
Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and
District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention
giv in to collections. octs-’79
A. BROWN,
* ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
WIU practice in all the counties enmnos
ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of
Georgia and the United States District
Court. janl-ly
J J A. PEKPI.ES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hampton, Ga,
Will practice in all the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
of Georgia and the District Court of the
United States. Special and prompt atten
tiongiven to Collections, Oet 8, 1888
Jno. D. STt..AKT. j R.T. Daniel.
STEW ART Sc DA Nil El,,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Gkikfin, Ga.
| OIIN L TlfE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Gate City Natioal Bank Building,
Atlanta, Ga,
Practices in the State and Federal Courts,
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Ji. JE GRAY. Sup’i
| THE NATIONAL GAME.
] Hawley, the St. Louis Olub’s new Texas
pitcher, wears his hair long like Buffalo
| Manager Hanlon’s handling of the Bal
[ timores is beginning to show in concerted
team won.
The Clevelands were the first team in the
second division to win a game from every
other team ra the League.
Dan Brouthers, of the Brooklyns, is tas
only one of the famous Big Four of 188?
still regularly in the game.
* A Feature of the playing of the clubs in
the secoud season is the remarkable show
| ing made by the new m3n.
The League race is clo3?r now than at any
time before this season. Eight clubs have
won at least half of the game played so far.
Bassett is playing a great thir 1 base for
the Louisviiles and batt ng like a champion.
He is the beat third bassman Louisville
had.
Duffy, of the Boston*, is creJitol with
playing twenty successive games in centre
field, in the seeonl series, before he male an
error.
Hutchison, Chicago’s star pitcher, seems
to be losing his effectiveness. His speed is
decreasing and he h is poor com nan 1 of his
curves.
Manager Irwin, realizing that the Wash
ington team was becoming steadily weaker
in batting, has released Robinson aad ac
cepted Browning’s terms.
Bassbill is on tho boom every whore in
the big League circuit. The attendance at
the games in the second championship series,
has been large everywhere.
Tom Daly, of the Brook lyns, has shown
his worth as a general player to Captain
Ward by his magnificent work in covering
third base in the absence of Billy Joyce.
Boston won the first championship be
cause her players went after runs, and
Cleveland is out lor the flag of the seem l
half with the same general idea controlling
the men.
The St. Louis team contains three of last
year’s New Yorkte im—Glasscock, Core an l
Buckley—and the New Yor«t team has three
of the St. Louis 189 L play ers in its service—
Lyons, Fuller aal Boyk .
The Baltimore Club management refuse to
favorably consider t ie petitions for the re
instatement of Halligan, who was suspended
for the season bee tuse of his recent savage
assauit on Strieker at Boston. The man
agement say the suspension verdict will not
be moii fled.
Outfielder Joe Kelly s work since join
ing the Pittsburgh has been Wonderfu l , and it
clearly stamps him as the star fin l of the
season. He has splendid judgment in the
field, is a fast runner, strong thrower, tni a
heavy, reliable hitter. His work has earned
for him the sobriquet of “King Kel, Jr.”
RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.
Peri Per
Clubs. Wou. Lost, ct. 1 Clubs. Won. Lost. ct.
Cleveland.. 24 10 .70n Louisville.. 17 17 .50 »
8r00k1yn...20 14 .588 Cincinnati.l7 18 .480
Philad'lp’a.2o 15 .571 Baltimore..l6 18 .471
Boston 19 15 .559 Chicago 15 19 .141
New York.lf 15 .‘3l St. Louis.. 12 23 . 44
Pittsburg.. 17 17 . 500) VVashiug’n.ll 24 .314
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
TnK E nperor of China rjcsnily jj ;au to
learn the English language.
Masrhal McMahon, ex-Presi lent of
France, although eighty-t wo years oil, is as
robust as at fifty.
Jonas Wolfe, the newly elects 1 Gover
nor of the Chicasaw Nation, is a full bloo le i
Indian and can speak no English.
Francis Long, one of the few survivors
of the Greely Relief Expedition, is asdgusl
to duty on Mr. Dunn’s staff in New Yor.c.
Baron Fairfax is a practicing physician
in Virginia, but he does not mount his cor.
onet upon his prescriptions or put his lordly
coat-of-arms upon his bills.
Muley Hassa.v, Sultan of Morocco, has
a dash of Irish hi > >d in his vein-, his gr.j i -
grandmother having been n blui-ovoi
daughter of the Ensrall Isle.
Mrs. Hetty Green’s millions number
thirty-two. Mrs. Green is fifsy-tiva years
old and is the daughter of a New Bedford
whaler, who left he- f 9,000, COO.
Ernest Longfellow, son of the poet, is
tall, somewnat slender, an 1 has a few streaks
of gray m his thick, dar e hair. He is said
to look much as his famous father did in his
young (lays.
William T. Adams (Oliver Optic) has
written altsgether more thau 100 hooks for
boys, and is now busy at work with another.
Mr. Adams is seventy, but well enough pre
served to last thirty years to come.
The oldest member in th l House of Com
mons is Charles Villiers. Ha is ninety years
old, and has been in Parliament fifty-seven
years, though in this matter he is beaten by
Mr. Gladstone, who came in 18’!.
Professor Peter E. Taupy, prominent
in New York’s journalistic, elucetional and
political circles, has just had a grand binquet
given in hU honor by some of the most
distinguished residents of the Metropolis.
A fine specimen of the educated colored
man is Doctor Blyden, the Liberian Minister
to England. He is six feet tall and well pro
portioned. He is the author of several
books and bolds a number of honorary col
lege degrees.
Tain*, the famous French author, is de
voted to cats. He likes to sit with one in
his lap, and often kneels before a chair in
which one of these creatures is lying and
talks to it affectionately. He has also com
posed sonnets to them.
Andrew H. Burke, who has just been
renominated for Governor by the Republi
cans of North Dakota, was once e New York
newsboy. He was a homeless, barefooted
orphan when he secured his first situation as
an errand boy thirty-five years ago.
Three of General 8. Boliver Buckner’s
staff of Confederate officers afterward be
came Bishops in the Episcopal Church.
Lieutenant-Colonel Galleher rose to be
Bishop of Louisiana. Captain Elliott to be
Bishop of Texas, and Captain Harrison to
be Bishop of a northern diocese.
According to a recent census there s'i
about Bd,OJO paupers in Lou too, not cun.-
Ing insane persons in asyiums and vagrants.
M’DONOUGH. GA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER % 1893; ,
TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS.
Tlie Nows of flic World Condensed Into
Pithy and Painted Paragraphs.
Interesting ninl Instructive to All
t losses of Readers;
All the troops on duly at Buffalo were
ordered home Saturday.
The United Paper Company, of Tren
ton, N. J., capital $3,000,000, was in
corporated Friday.
The Frit ah bark Newficld Was Wo etc d
on the Australian coatt Monday. El v u
of the Crew were droWned.
The supreme lodge Knights of Pythias
has decided upon Washington City as
the place for the next enemn ment.
Accmding to a news special of Thurs
day, agents in New York h ive advanced
the price of coal twenty to thiriy cents a
ton.
Queen Victoria sent her sympathy to
the women who lost their husbands .and
sons in t! e pit explosion at Bridgend.
Wales.
Anderson & Co., manufactu ers a d
dealers iu carriages and agricultural in -
plemmts, Port Huron, Mich failed
Monday.
Pennsylvania Iron Works,at Lancaster,
Pa., started to work Monday, after two
months’ idleness. The puddlers accept
a reduction of 35 cents a ton.
The American petition in favor of the
release from prison of Mrs. Mnybrick.aud
which contains the names of Mesdam: s
Han is m and Blaine, was presented to
Queen Victoria Monday.
Eighteen deaths Weic caused by the
heat in Vienna, Auslriu, Thursday.
While a regiment was marching fr> m
Kashehau to Borsod 250 soldiers were
prostrated by the heat, and three died.
A London cablegram says: Several
wealthy tin manufacturers closed their
works Saturday. Sixty works are row
closed, and 10,000 hands are idle. Many
sailed Saturday to lied emyloyment in
America.
The third party executive committee
met in New York Thursday and decided
to put out full state tickets in Maine,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connec
ticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania and Maryland.
A cable message announces the death
on Friday, iu Jaffna. Ceylon, of Rev.
W ilium Ware Howland, for nearly fifty
tears missionary of the American hoard
on that island. Howland was born at
Westbrookfield, Mass., in 1817.
A London cablegram of Friday says:
Right John Morley, chief secretary for
Ireland, has been ee-eleetion at Newcas
tle-on-Tyne, by 12,083 votes to 11,044
votes for Sandeli Rallin, the candid ;te of
the conservatives and libera! unionists.
At Munrie, lad., Friday night, the
Muncie Nail Mill’s m .in building was
consumed by fire and forty-eight nail
machines ruined. The loss will reach
SIOO,OOO, about half of which is covered
by insurance. Three hundred men are
out of employment.
A special dispatch of Thursday from
Albany, N. Y., states that Governor
Flower will have the troops at Buffalo
prudently withdrawn under the direction
of Adjutant General Porter, who will
remain in Buffalo for the present. The
governor considers that the switchmen’s
strike is practically over.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: Su
preme Justice Somerby, of the Iron Hall,
returned home Friday night. He said
in his opinion Iron Hall is as sound as
any institution in the country. His ac
tions had always been straightforward
and honest. There was no occasion for
receivers.
A cablegram of Sunday from Berlin,
Germany, states that radical newspapers
condemn the proposed military bill and
demand the legal two years’ servle.o sys
tem. The liberals also are preparing to
ppose all military votes unless the con
cessions are made. The situation threa
tens a renewal of the crisis that attended
the introduction of the Septennate bill
of 1887.
A newsspecial from Indianapolis states
that James F. Failey,receiver for the Iron
Hal 1 , appeared in court Thursday morn
ing and had his bond for a million dol
lars approved. Shortly afterward, prop
erty to the value of half a million dollars
was turned over to him by Supremo Cash
ier Davis. Judge Taylor issued an order
making it impulsory on all members to
pay their last iwo assessments if they de
sire to participate in the final distribution
df the funds of the order.
A crowd of switchmen surrounded
Master Workman Swo> ney in the streets
of Buffalo Thursday night, demanding
that he declare a strike from New York
to Chicago. Words ensued, and Switch
man Quinn, of the Nickel Plate yards,
struck Master Workman Sweeney a fero
cious blow, kuockiug him down. Quinn
got his leader’s head against a telegraph
pole and punched and pounded him until
pulled away. Quinn’s action caused
great excitemeut among the strikers.
Three powder magazines, belonging
one each to the Dupont, Baud & Nally
ami Hazzard powder companies, blew up
at Gainesville, Texas, Thursday. A
lightning bolt struck one magazine,
■which exploded, at once wiping out the
two others. The concussion was terrific.
The explosion was heard at Whiteboro,
fifteen miles distant. Cattle grazing near
the magazines were killed and terribly
mangled. A dozen persons received
dangerous wounds from broken glass and
falling tembers, but there were no fatal
ities.
Raleigh’s Centennial Celebration.
The piogrsmme for lialeigh’s centen
nial celebrition was announced Wedues
d ay. It begins October 19th, continu
ing three days. Hon. K>mp P. Battle
delivers the historical address; Captain
C. B. Denson read the poem; the schools
and military will parade; W. 8. Prim
rose delivers the industrial address at the
fair grounds. The comer stone of the
state monument to the confederate dead
will be laid in Capitol square October
21st and that evening a ball in centen
nial cstumes will end the festivities.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Development for the
Past Week.
The improved condition in the lumber indus
tries continues, and t'io demand is such that
piices even at the recent advance are stilt.
iron SlipWS no sighs,of au advslicc as \ fit, not
withstanding tin t : is a steady d lualld. The
Southern furnaces ar mostly in dperation and
me making a Very Vigo rod; and agio Iwsive et 7
forts to increase tlieir shipments North and
East. The mill at Birmingham and t lit:
mill at Gate City, Ala., have signed the Amal
gamated scale, die latter lias already resumed,
and the former begins operations next week.
The Southern iron mills are all crowded with
orde s.
There is quite an activity in flour mills in the
South.
Reports show an increased de liiand for ma
chinery. The hardware trade generally gives
encouraging reports aild predict an active fall
trade.
Thirly-seten industries were established or
incorporated during tin: week, together with T
enlargements of manufactories, and 12 impor
tant new buildings. Among the new industries
reported are agricultural implement works at
New Ulm, Tex., a cotton mill at Vicksburg,
Miss-, electric light and power plants at Prince
ton, Ky., Gonzalos, Tex , and Radford, Va.,
and flour and grist mills at Nowpoit, Ark-,
Caldwell’s N. C., Advance Mills and Basham,
Va., Belton sud V< rnon, Tex., the latter to cost
$50,000; A $25,000 machine shop will be built
at Jeflersqn, T. x., a SIOO,OOO lhming company
is reported at Bau Antonio, Tex., a 125,000 coal
mining company at Middicsboroitgb, Ky., a
SIOO,OOO iron mining company at Birming
ham, Ala., and a $500,000 mining anil smelt
ing company at Little Buck, Ark.
Paint works with t 50,000 capital at Baron,
Texas, $20,000 oil add gas company at Gou
ndou, Tex,, phosphite works at Raleigh, N- C.,
mi oil mill at Norfolk, Va., and a rice mill at
Galveston, Tex. A carriage factor; is reported
at Bridgeport, Ala., it $20,000 lqmbcr Company
at Austin, Tex., a planing mill at Aberdeen, N.
C., and a SIO,OOO wagon faetorv at Charleston,
W. Va. J Y,
Enlargements for the week include a flouring
mill nt engine works at Cov
ington, Ky., coMvmTfcdils at Anderson, S. C.,
and Little Bock, Ark., and tobacco works ai
Greensboro, N. C. Among tho new buildings
of the week are market houses at Portsmouth,
and Radford, Va., business houses at Guii crs
vdle, Ala., and Troupe, Tex. ; ho’cls at Cooke
ville, Term., and San Antonio, Tex., and nn of
fice building at Rome, Ga. —Tho Tradesman.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Review of Trade for tho Fast Week
by Dun Si C'o.
It. G. Dun A (7>. a report says,- Bus
iness failures oucUrriug throughout tho
country during th, last seven days num
ber for the United States 105, against 204
failures last year,
In all reports business appears more
favorable thau h year ago. There has
been a g. neral though moderate impiove
ment in distributi in ; manufacturers are
more fully employe!; several great laboi
controversies have ended and crop re
ports arc Hoinewbut more satisfactory.
Wheat dec invd almost 2 cents to 2 14
for August. Corn is scarce for early de
livery and emp pro pacts improve but
lirtlc, wrrtfmi-Tinrlmoe is unchanged nt
03 1 l cents. Oats are a shade stronger
at 28 cents. Accounts of cholera in
Russia have caused a heavy unloading of
P"rk wiiicli has falleu $1 per barrel.
Hogs are a quurter and lar! a fraction
lower, while oil has also decline d a fruc
lion. Cotton is further depressed to 7
1-8 cents by the gre t accumulation ol
unsold stocks and better reports of the
coming crop, but while in other
speculative markets -ales have been small
lor the week, those of cottou reached
505,000 bales.
Some improvement is noted at all
southern cities reporting, and trade at
Nashville is very fair, increasing wi h
brighter prosp cts at Memphis and in all
lines gaining at New Orleans with a bet
ter demand for money. All manufact
ures are now doing well. Nearly all iron
mills have resumed work since the set
settlement of wages at Pittsburg
and in Ohio and the demands for material
increuse, but production apparently iu
creases more, us pig iron is weaker at
Pittsburg. There is a better demand for
finish'd proelucts Huel genera! activity.
IRON HALL RECEIVER
Appointed at Indianapolis Bond Fixed
at $1,000,000.
At Indianapolis I tiesday, the c urt
appointed James F. Failey, of that c ! ty,
receiver of the Order of the Iron Ilall,
fixing his bond at $1,000,000. Supreme
Cashi r Davis testilied that he notified
the officials of the order six months ago
that unless somebody inaugurated a re
form in the management of the allairs of
the order it would surely fall into the
hands of a receiver, lie also ttited that
at the last meeting of the supiome sitting,
he charged Somerby with irregularities
and mi-maungemunt.
In Baliimore Judge Dennis appointed
James ,1. Wiener aud James C. France
receivers of the order. They will ad
minister $135,000 of funds still remain
ing in Maryland. The officials of the
order gave consent to their appointment.
In St. Louis, 1,500 local members of
the Iron Hall adopted resoluions endors
ing ihe paying of all assessments and to
support Chief Justice Somerby. The
sensation of the meeting was a speech of
Deputy Supreme Chief Justice Badger.
He charged Supreme Cashier Davis and
Supreme Accountant Walker with en
dcavoringto wreck toe order. He charged
Davis with instigating numerous suits
and said further that in the matter of
sending money to aid in the now wrecked
Philadelphia bink. Somerby’s opp isi
tion to the plan was strong and that Da
vis overruled him.
BIG FIRE IN AUGUSTA.
Prominent Business Firms Burned
Out—The Chronicle’s Misfortune.
At three o’clock Sat urday morning. fi r e
was discovered in Aiexmder’s drug
store, adjoining Fleming <Ss Bowles’ fur
niture house in Augusta, Ga. Before the
fire was extinguished the Alexander’s
Drug and Seed Co.’s building and stock,
Fleming <fc Bowles’ furnitur* store,
Thomas & Barton’s music house, the
Chronicle building and plant and por
tions of Dorr's tailoring establishment
and Delmonico’s restaurant were burned.
These buildings wtra all on Broad street
and iq,the midst of the best business
portion of the city. The loss is $250,-
000, and the insurance $175,000. The
Chronicle lost its entire plant and every
thing except books and the files of fifty
years. The Chronicle will not miss an
issue, however, having made arrange
raents to print the paper temporarily a)
another < ffice. This is the biggest fire
Augusta ever had. Rebuilding will com
mence at once.
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH. |
Notes ol Her Progress ai Prosperity
Briefly Transcribed
Important Happenings from Day to
Day Tersely fold.
Col. Johu M. Brocketibtougbjormeily
registrar of the Virginia land office, died
in Richmond Thursday.
Fire in the Ross Meehan Brake Shoe
works at Chattanooga, Tenn, Saturday
night) destroyed the foundry. The loss
is aboiit $4,000.
Representative Ct’t’errall wits ndmi
na'ed by acclamation Wednesday by the
democratic contention of the seventh
district of Virginia.
The Jellico and Birdeyo Coal Company
have awarded tho contract for building
their railroad from Jelico, Tenn., to
Birdeye, Ky., to the Chattanooga Con
struction Company.
A news special of Saturday says: There
is a deadlock oVer the nomination of a
candidate for congress in 51111s’ old dis
trict in Texas. Numerous ballots hate
been taken without result.
The third party of the tenth district of
Virginia Friday nominated Q. Mott Rob
ertson, of Appomattox county, for con
grets. The republicans of the ninth dis
trict nominated Major 11. Clinton Wood.
A Nashville dispatch saysi Governor
Buchanan, who has been confined to his
bed by sickness for a week, Was able to
go to the capitol Thursday night, it is
supposed that he will at once take up the
mutter of the mining troubles iu East
Tenmssee. The trial of tho rioters in
Marion county will begin in a few days.
A Raleigh news special of Sunday
states that complete arrangements have
been made for tho great state mass meet
ing of democratic clubs iu that city Sep
tember 10th, tho date of 'he visit of
Gen . Adlai Stevenson . Tho state exec
utive committee of clubs reports that
10,000 members will ho present. It will
bo made the biggest affair of the kind in
fifteen years.
A Florence, Ala , dispatch of Sunday
says: ex-Banker Jos. 11. Flanigan, who has
been under arrest for two week’s charged
with failing to turn over money collected
by him as cashier of the Alabama Bank
ing and Trust Company, has been bailed
out and quietly left the city. The charge
was brought against Flanigan by Hud
son & Co., of Atlanta, who claim that
ho collected $l7O on sonic notes for
them and did not remit. Flanigan’s
bond was SSOO.
A Knoxville dispatch says: Squire
Kincaid’s court began taking evidence in
the prosecution casts against the miners
Thursday afternoon. Witnesses for the
stale testified as to Monroe’s connection
with Anderson’s capture, showing that
he was the real leader. Monroe in his
own defense swore that his only connec
tion with tho affair was as u peacemaker.
He showed he was a member of the outli
bound organisation by his refusal to
name the men who were with him.
A Birmingham dispatch of Thursday
says: Wednesday night about 12 o’clock
Sheriff George Morrow received a call
from the warden of Coalburg prison, ask
ing for 100 men. He wanted them pre
sumably for the purpose of protecting
the convicts. A posse was organized im
mediately on receipt of the telegram, but
before the sheriff and men left the court
house he received a telegram to the effect
that all was quiet for the night and that
trouble might he expected Thursday. It
has Ireen known for some weeks past that
the miners in that section were growing
sore over the convict lease system, which
is now in vogue throughout the Birming
ham districl, and troublo has been autic
i pa ted.
CONVICTS ORDERED BACK.
Tennosgec’a Prison Hoard Push Final
Resolutions.
The Tennessee s ale board of prison
inspectors, in session at Nashville,
Wednesday, formally ordered the return
of the convicts to the branch prisons,
and they will be sent b ick as soon as ar
rangements for their comfort can be
made. Owing to the vigorous prosccu
tions of the rioters, it is not expected
that there will be any trouble, but a
strong guard will be sent. The board
adopted the following resolution:
Itesolved 1. That this board has no authority
or power to entertain any proposition from tli •
leaser's for the voluntary surrender of the lea-e
upon the terms suggested in Hai l reply, nor
upon any tonns othi r than by a declaration of
forfeiture for non-comp iance with its terms by
the lessee as the law prescribes
2. That being anxious to have the laws of the
state maintained and the lease carried out and
enforced as long as the law authorizing and
creating the same remains in force, and inas
much as the conditions imposed by the lessee
upon its continnaneo in the performance of the
lease are provisional only, and the least it will
offer and withent, in any manner, admitting
the justice or legality of any of its claims set
forth in said reply, the board accepts said prop
osition and hereby orders that convicts bo or
dered returned to the branob prisons from
uhioh they were lately removed at tho earliest
possible moment.
THE METHODISTS.
Census Statistics Regarding the De
nomination in the Lulled States.
The census bureau on Thursday issued
a bulletin giving the statistics of the
Methodist Episcopal church in the United
States. The bulletin shows that this
church has 102 annual conferences,
not including ten or more in for
eign countries. Connected with theia
conferences are 2,240,334 communicants.
This term includes both members
and probationers, the latter being
candidates for full membership.
North of Mason and Dixon’s line
f-e Methodist Episcopal church has
organizations in nearly every county.
Though represented in every state, it is
not so strong in the south as its sister
body, the Methodist Episcopal church,
srutb, the statistics of which will be
given in a forthcoming bulletin. It has
25.801 organizations, with 22,844 church
i difices, with a seating capacity of
0,302,708, and an aggregate valuation of
$90,723,708. This valuition, which does
not include parsonages and other ohurch
property, is the largest reported by any
denomination thus far.
RATES NOT TO BE RAISED
On (G ain and Flout' Front Ohio Itlver
Points.
The Iftcreass of 3 cents per 100 pounds
on grain, flour and meat from Ohio river
points into southern territory will not be
put into effect. The advance in the tariff
was announced to fake eff ct September
sth, but circulars will be sent out can
celling the instructions issu d by the
S uthcfn Railway and Steamship Asso
ciation early last Week. As the advance
»as to be on übsolute necessaries it was
decided to withdraw the higher rate at
this time; The advance was to boa
uui form restoration .of rates to the basis
of a yoar ago.
General Stevenson’s Appointments
The appointments that have been made
for North Carolina for General Adlia
Stevenßon, vice presidential nominee,
and W. G. Ewing are Asheville, Septein
bi r 15th; Raleigh, 20th; Cartersville,
17th; Winston, 19th; Fayetteville, 31st',
Wilmington, the night of the 21st;
Goldsboro, 22d, arriving at Richmond on
the luornimrof the 23J.
THE METHODISTS.
Census Statistics Regarding the Do
ilonilurttloii In the United States.
The Census bureaii ou Thursday issued
a btidotin giving the statistics of the
Methodist Episcopal church in the United
States. Tlie bulletin shows that this
church lias 102 annual eonferonces,
not including ten or more in for
eign countries. Conneete 1 with these
conferences are 2,240,354 communicant*.
This term includes both members
and proba'loners, tho latter being
candidates for full membership.
North of Mason and Dixon's line
t o Methodist Episcopal church has
organizations in nearly every county.
Though represented in every stato. it is
not so strong In the south as its sister
body, the Meth dist Episcopal chinch,
si uth, the statistics ot which will be
given iu a forthcoming bulletin. It has
25.881 organ’zations, with 22,844 church
• difiees, with a seating capacity of
0,302,708, and an aggregate valuation of
$08,723,709. This vduition, which does
not include pars uiages and other church
property, is the largest reported by any
denomination thus far.
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
Of the Prohibition Candidate for the
Presidency.
An Indianapolis telegram of Thursdiy
states that the letter of acceptance o(
John Bid well, of California, candidate
for president on the prohibit ion ticket
bus been given out for pub'ioition. The
letter, of course, first de ounces the liquor
traffic as a curse and unmitigated and
merciless evil. Woman’s right to the.
ballot is next affirmed. On the subji ot
of fiuuncj the letter says;
“The financial question iu our platform
is brii fly and fairly stated and broad
enough to satisfy all reasonable men in
these words, ‘the money of the country
should consist of gold, silver and paper.’
Also, that it lie ‘issued by the govern
ment on!y.' It should, of coure, bo in
sufficient quantiiy to meet all demands
and tire volume to be so increased and
adjusted as at all times to respond to tho
conditions of the country.
PAT. CALHOUN DENIES
That He Received MnneyFrom the Ter
minal Co., Without (jiving Vouchers.
A New York dispatch says: Pa lick
Calhoun, ono of the directors of Ih •
Richmond Terminal, was seen in tegard
to his financial relation with that com
pany. It was said that Mr. Calhoun
drew monies from tho Terminal treasury
without leaving the proper voucher-. In
relation to this he sail: “There is no
truth in it. I have never drawn a dollar
from the Terminal company except for
legitimate expenses, and any »ffort to
create any contiary impression is nl> o
lutely without foundation und find, i s
inspiration in the effort of certain parties
wht> aro responsible for the wreck of the
Terminal system to hide real causes, and
their part in produoing the present con
dition of affairs.”
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
More Appointments Made on the Execu
tive Committee.
A special Washington dispaichof Fri
day si.vb: At its last meeting the general
cautionary measures be taken, praying
him to set on foot a movement to secure
the co-operation of commercial clubs,
boards of trade, congressmen and any
and all bodies with influence with a re
quest to the president to stop all immi
gration to this country from infected
countries during the period of the epi
demic. It was the opinion of some of
the members of the committee present
that the president could exercise such
power. A quarantine inspection commis
sion was appointed by the conference to
inspect all quarantine stations of the
United States, Canada and Mexico. This
commission is to report to the interna
tion I board. ___
BARON HIRSCH TO VISIT US.
He Will Come to America Sometime ia
September.
Baron Hir-ch, who is perhaps the mos 1
liberal and philanihropic Hebrew living,
will visit America in a few weeks. He
will sail from France about the nriddlo
of next September. The purpose of his
visit is to further and promote the plans
he has in view for assisting the persecuted
and unfortunate memliers of his race.
There are many Russian Jews in this
country, and many of them ure in strait
ened circumstances. It is principally the
object of Biroa Hirsoh to benefit the Jews
who have thus been driven away from
their homes by the tyranny of Russian
desp .tism. _
Will Prosecute the Officers.
At a meeting of the loc-il branch of the
Iron Rail atlndiauapolic Thursday night,
the members decided to at once com
mence criminal prosecution of all su
preme r dicer* of the order.
OwxJt Chase, a Maine hunter, knows the
forests of the Blue Tree State by heart, hav
ing hunted and worked in them for nearly
fifty years. He has killed 221 bears during
that oeriod. aud entertain? very tittle re
spect for bruin’s courage.
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HOT TO THE MAN OF DOLLAR^
Not to tb« man of dollars,
Not to tbs man of deeds,
Not to the man of cunning.
Not to the man at creeds;
Not to the one whose passion
Is for the world’s renown,
Not in a form of fashion
Cometh a blessing down.
Not unto land’s expansion, J
Not to the miser’s chest,
Not to tho princely mansion.
Not to the blazoned crest.
Not to the sordid worlding.
Not to the knavish clown.
Not to the haughty tyrant,
Cometh a blessing down.
Not to the folly-blinded,
Not the steeped in shame.
Not to the carnal-minded'.
Not to unholy fame;
Not in neglect of duty.
Not in the monarch's crown.
Not at the smile of baauty,
Cometh a blessing down.
But to the one whose spirit
Yearns for the great and good;
Unto the one whose store home
Yieldeththe hungry food;
Unto the one who labors.
Fearless of foe or frown;
Unto the kindly-hearted.
Cometh a blessing down.
—Charles K. Shetterly, in Yankee Blade.
rim andmni’
Some cheap perfumes are not to be
sniffed at.—Philadelphia Record.
The smaller the town, the more its
leading citizen struts.—Atchison Globe.
Candidates are like umbrella*—always
wondering if they wdl be put up.—Bos
ton Bulletin.
A crowded street car is the place to
see men stand up for woman's rights.—
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
“Thera’s poison in tho ice cream,
now,” said he. “Oh, then, let us die
together,” said she.—New York Press.
There probably never was a man who
could wear carpet slippers without look
ing iloueby and worthless..—Atchison
Globe.
Who tells mo now to seek the ant,
Consider him and be wise,
Wln-n I see his antship spoil his health
With picnic lemon pics.
-Puck.
Bummer is the season when the low,
treacherous chuckle of the poison-vine
can be heard as It aces the city person
coming to wander iu the wildwood.—
Philadelphia Record.
There is a time in a girl's life when
she tries on every hat she sees, for she
knows they are all becoming to her.
Poor thing, the time only lasts about a
year.—Atchison Globe.
1 cannot sing the songs *
This noisy crowd amid; ' j
I cannot sin; tho old son;s—
The’d mob mo if I did.
Washington Star.
Pompous Judge—“l hope you have
much practice?” Youug Lawyer—“ Yes,
I have, thank you.” “I am glad to
hear it. And in wiiat branch is your
practice mainly?” “Mainly in economy.”
—Texas Siftings.
They were just engaged. “We had
better be married to-morrow,” said lie.'
“So soon?” “M’hm, your father and I
differ in politics, and there is no telling
how soon we may be deadly enemies.”
—lndianapolis Journal.
Tramp—“ Say, Bill, what is wrong
with our pard over there? Ho acts as if
he was queered." Second Tramp—
“ Hush-al l; he was arrested at tho last
town and made to take a bath, and it
has touched his pride.”—Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
People who think that the youngf
doctor charges enormous fees forget the
awful weight of responsibility that every
young doctor palpably carries around
with him for a couple of years after lie
gets out of the medical school.—Somer
ville Journal.
A loud, rasping and impatient voice
rang out from the kitchen. It was the
voice ef the new cook—“ Mrs. Billus!”
“Well, Mary?” “You told me to bile
the warter, mem, and I’ve been bilin’ it
au heur and a half. I want to know if
you think it’s done yet?”—Chicago
Tribune.
Paths iu Africa.
It may bo a surprise to the unenlight
ened to learn that probably no explorer
I in forcing his passage through Africa
! lias ever for more than a lew days at *
| time been off some beaten track. Every
village is connected with some other
! village, every tribe with the next tribe,
every State with its neighbor and there
fore with all the rest. The explorer’s
business is simply to select from this net
work of tracks, keep a general direction
and hold on his way. They are veritable
1 footpaths, never over a foot in breadth,
beaten hard and netted beneath the level
of the forest bed by centuries of native
traffic.
Like the roads of the old Roman!
these footpaths run straight on through
everything, ridge and mountain and val
ley, never shying at obstacles, nor any
where turning aside to breaih. Yet
within this general straight! or ward ness
there is a-singular eccentricity and in
directness of detail. And the reason is
not far to seek, if a stone is encoun
tered no native will ever think of remov
ing it, lie simply walks arounlit. it
would never occur to him that the stODe
was a displaceable object, au i that for
the general weal he ialgut displace it.
However, it must be a very ito y
country indeed—and Africa is far rmi
stony—that would wholly account for
the aggravating obliqueness and inde
csiou of an African footpath. Bui
whatever the cause it is certain that for
persistant straight forward ue-'S in the
general, anil utter vacilia.ion and irreso
lution in the particular, tho African
roads are unique iu engineering.—Home
Magazine.
The Austrian Government lias taken
hold of the matter of improving ail rarw
oi hv««* in Austria Hungary.